204_224TH WIRELESS CONTRACT

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.  The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for wireless
service on a SOLE SOURCE basis but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to
support a competitive procurement.  Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses
(large and small) to respond to this sources sought notice.  In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic
categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized
Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their
identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support
a set-aside.
The proposed sole source Firm Fixed Price contract to AT&T Wireless services.  The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B)-1: Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.  Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.  Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within
the discretion of the Government.  However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry.  It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  The anticipated NAICS code is:  517112 – Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) with a size standard of 1500 employees. In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1.  Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions.  Also contact the MICC Alternate Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.  Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice.  Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
2.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business
size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including
small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding
NAICS code.
3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.  Identify
subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.                                                                                4.  Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or
subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial),
pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 
5.  Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing
information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary
terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
6.  Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including
competition among small business concerns.
7.  Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified
items/services.
8.  Identify what percentage of work will be performed by the small business prime contractor and all similarly
situated entity subcontractors.  Note: In accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION
2021-O0008) “Similarly situated entity” means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that
has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is
considered small for the NAICS code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will
perform.  An example of a similarly situated entity is a first-tier subcontractor that is a HUBZone small business
concern for a HUBZone set-aside.   
9.Submit your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, to the Contract Specialist,
Ovynten Rivera in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email sirovynten.d.rivera.civ@army.mil
No Later Than 07:00 on Monday 02 March 2026 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on
all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO
NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.